seat vs bench

seat and bench both are nouns.

seat and bench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seat	Yes	No	Yes	No
bench	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bench is a hyponym of seat; that is, bench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seat:

seat: furniture that is designed for sitting on
bench: a long seat for more than one person

Other hyponyms of seat include box, box seat, box seat, chair, hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, couch, lounge, sofa, stool, toilet seat, choir stall.

seat (noun)	bench (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)	a long seat for more than one person
furniture that is designed for sitting on	a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
the cloth covering for the buttocks	(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part	persons who administer justice
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body	the reserve players on a team
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on	a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

seat (verb)	bench (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for	To lift a weight using a bench press
place or attach firmly in or on a base	To exercise using a bench press
place in or on a seat	exhibit on a bench
provide with seats	take out of a game; of players
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat

Difference between seat and bench

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